Deer Island, Oregon is a small rural town in the northwest of the state. Nestled in an area of beautiful countryside surrounded by forests and rivers, it is an idyllic place to live. Its politics are mainly focused on local issues affecting the welfare of its citizens. Issues such as infrastructure development, public safety, and environmental protection are all important to those living in the area and often form the basis of political discourse within Deer Island. The town is not home to any major political parties or candidates, however there are several independent candidates who have declared their candidacy in recent years. These candidates typically focus on local issues rather than national ones, advocating for sustainable growth that benefits both those who live in Deer Island and those who visit it for its natural beauty.
The political climate in Zip 97054 (Deer Island, OR) is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, OR is somewhat conservative. In Columbia County, OR 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained strongly Republican, 53.2% to 42.9%.
Columbia county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97054 (Deer Island, OR) is moderately conservative.
Deer Island, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, Oregon is somewhat conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Oregon is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Deer Island, Oregon: d d D d R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 97054 (Deer Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $10,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)